EU External Trade - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids

Extra-EU sourcing of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids is highly concentrated. 🇳🇴 Norway captures 64.1% of imports (€50.1M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (20.0%). With an HHI of 4575, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇲🇦 Morocco remains the largest client (17.9%, €33.7M), followed by 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇳🇴 Norway.

Within the EU, 🇩🇰 Denmark concentrates 44.9% of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids imports, well ahead of 🇮🇪 Ireland (18.6%). The top importing member states are 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇧🇪 Belgium.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-13.3%) while exports were rising (7.7%), signalling a structural market shift.